Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Performance Preview: Early Benchmarks Revealed

Samsung officially announced its latest Galaxy S26 family of devices last week, powered by an exclusive version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile platform. The lineup consists of the flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra ($1299), Galaxy S26+ ($1099), and base model Galaxy S26 ($899)m all of which receive some incremental updates.

In addition to leveraging Qualcomm’s newest mobile platform, the Galaxy S26 Ultra has a few additional tricks up its sleeve, most notably is the new Privacy Screen feature. The design’s been updated with an aluminum frame and is thinner too at just 7.9mm vs. the S25 Ultra’s 8.2mm. And the Galaxy S26 Ultra is a tiny bit lighter as well at 214g, compared to 218g for S25 Ultra.

Samsung also changed the camera bump for the entire S26 lineup to match the S25 Edge’s design, with metal-rimmed lenses protruding from ...